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This volume focuses on the reconstruction of household organization during the Iron II period at Tell Halif. It centers in particular on one four-room, pillared-type building located in Area F7 of Field IV and on its remains, which were sealed in a massive destruction that eclipsed the site in the late eighth century B.C.E. This study was first prepared as a Ph.D. dissertation for the Department of Near Eastern Studies at the University of Arizona (Hardin 2001) and has since been amplified and embellished by further research. Published here are the results of research deliberately designed by the author to provide for more complete recovery and detailed recording in the field of all artifacts and other remains within a special refined three-dimensional grid matrix. These data in turn established a framework for studying the formation processes active on the materials and for conducting a spatial analysis of the assemblages in the building. Along with developing ethnographic and ethnoarchaeological inferences, these techniques are used to identify activities, activity areas, and social organization related to the building, ultimately defining an “archaeological household” consisting of the pillared dwelling and its occupants. Finally, these conclusions are also related to reconstructions of the Iron II-period household suggested by Hebrew Bible sources.

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Author:   James W. Hardin
Publisher:   Pennsylvania State University Press
Imprint:   Eisenbrauns
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   1.179kg
ISBN:  

9781575061634

ISBN 10:   1575061635
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   30 June 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION CHAPTER II: STUDYING THE HOUSEHOLD The Importance and Usefulness of Studying the Household Defining the Household Identifying the Form of Domestic Space Determining the Relationship of Domestic Space to the Household Determining How the Household Used its Space Using Spatial Analyses Summary CHAPTER III: HOUSEHOLD ARCHAEOLOGY IN THE SOUTHERN LEVANT The Tell as a Site Type Destruction Strata in Tells Causes of Destruction Strata Refuse Preserved in Destruction Strata The Iron Age Pillared Dwelling Identification Architectural Plan Origins Construction Components Design Factors Sources of Data for Determining the Use of Domestic Space Non-Ceramic Data Ceramic Data Using Ceramics Determining Vessel Function Recovering and Processing Ceramics Analyzing Ceramics Questions to be Addressed Summary Excursus No: A History of Destruction Strata CHAPTER IV: TELL HALIF – ITS HISTORY AND REMAINS The History of Tell Halif Geography Excavations Site Occupation Site Identification The Field IV Remains at Tell Halif Excavations in Field IV The F7 Dwelling Studying Formation Processes Testing for Cultural Formation Processes Step 1: Listing Possible Cultural Processes Steps 2 and 3: Testing and Evaluating Specific Cultural Formation Processes Step 4: Evaluating the Impact of Cultural Disturbances Testing for Natural Formation Processes Step 1: Listing Possible Natural Processes Step 2: Studying the Environment at Tell Halif Step 3: Identifying Specific Natural Formation Processes Affecting the F7 Dwelling Step 4: Evaluating the Impact of Natural Formation Processes on the F7 Dwelling Step 5: Evaluating the Overall Role of Natural Formation Processes Summary of the Study of Formation Processes CHAPTER V: INVESTIGATING THE F7 DWELLING – THE DE FACTO ASSEMBLAGE Room 1 Room 2 Room 3 Room 4 Room 5 Conclusions Regarding the Use of Space in the F7 Dwelling CHAPTER VI – HOUSES AND SOCIAL STRUCTURE: ETHNOGRAPHIC AND ETHNOARCHAEOLOGICAL DATA The Usefulness of Ethnographic and Ethnoarchaeological Studies Sources of Ethnographic Comparisons The Physical Environment Components of Compounds Village Social Structure Identifying the Archaeological Household CHAPTER VII – BIBLICAL TEXTS, DWELLINGS AND SOCIAL STRUCURE Biblical Texts and Dwellings Biblical Texts and Israelite Social Structure Excursus No: Biblical Texts, Historical Reconstructions and Revisionist Trends CHAPTER VIII – CONCLUSION PLATES GLOSSARY REFERENCES

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